School Exams in Anguilla

June is a traditional time to study for
exams in Anguilla.
The education system of the Caribbean is primarily
based on the British system which is renowned for its diverse
and challenging curriculum.
Students
sit the CXC exam at the end of their high school education.
The CXC (Caribbean Examination Council) was
developed in Barbados and is offered in June and
January.

If they achieve 4 or 5 passes in the CXC exam including
Maths and English, students may
enroll in "6th Form" here for an advanced education.
This is a two-year programme set by the Cambridge
University
Board in England, leading to an exam commonly referred to as
A-Levels (Advanced Level). A-level is very
programme, and students receive credits in the U.S.
universities for successful
completion.

Another exam offered in the Caribbean is the RSA exam, created
by the the Royal Society of Arts. And the newest exam is CAPE (Caribbean
Advanced
Proficiency Examination), developed by the
University of the
West Indies in Barbados.
Anguilla is one of the few islands that has begun to use the
CAPE test in history on a pilot basis, with an eye to eventually
replacing the Cambridge
A-Levels. As you can see,
a significant emphasis
is placed on examinations in the Caribbean.